Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-11-18
IN CASE OF TIE.
How the House Would Stand in Case
the Election of a President Were
Left to Its Vote by States.
No Attention Given 10 the Contest
Over Speaker CarlisIe's Seat-Heis
Working ON His Committees.
Chances of Passing a Tariff Bill Better
Than Last Winter-Ths Democrats
More Inclined TO Unity.
A POLITICAL ALTERNATIVE.


Special to the Gazette,
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1T is by no
means impossible that the presidential
election next year may be thrown into
the House OF Representatives. There is
little doubt that both the Labor party
and Prohibition party will have tickets in
the field. The election might, therefore,
fail before the people. In case it should
be thrown into the House a President
would be elected by vote of the states
controlled by the majority Of the state
delegations AS they now stand the
House would elect Republican Presi-
dent and the Senate q Re-
publicsns would cast a vote of
her vote by reason Of O tie; while the
votes. But while the Republicans have
majority OF the state delegations in
the House, the Democrats have a ms
iority of the members Of that body, and
oy the change of TWO seats only could they
transfer the power to choose president
to their own eide, nor would it be nee
cessary to make up case to bring about
that result, as contest is pending over
from Indiana. A change also of
one seat in the Michigan delegation
would give that state to the Democrats,
" lie the California delegation could be
neutralized by seating one Democrat in
place OF Republican ana there are two
contests on in the California delegation,
two Democrats contending for seats
awarded Republicans. Should the con-
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the Democrats 1t would give the party
nineteen states while the Republicans
would have but eighteen. The contests
than ordinary interest.
CARLIsLR's CONTESTANT.
There is no thought given 70 the
contest over Speaker Carlisle's seat. His
friends smile increduously over it if the
matter is spoken Of seriously. Person
Shy he Is paying no attention to it. what
FEver. He has taken his old quarters at
the Riggs house, and yesterday and to-
day spent some time with the President.
The Speaker is busy man. He has TO
think about the formation Of his commit
tees, which, this year, is en unusually
difficult task, owing to the large number
OF new members. It is by no means
mittees before the holidays. The rules
have TO be adopted and there is likely TO
be fight over them which will consume
no end OF time. He was csught for few
moments in the Riggs House tonight
and said he thought the chances of pass
ing tariff bill this winter were better
than last session because the exigencies
were greater. He also stated the opinion
. hot no &c \ rI.1
desire to come together on this question
than evsr before and he did not believe
there would be half the trouble antici-
pated.
WHITNEY STILL A SICK MAN.
; From information received'at the Navy
Department it may be stated that
while Secretary Whitney is steadily i'm
proving in health there is but little proba-
billty Of his returning to Washington to
resume mis- duties as Cabinet officer be.
fore the middle Of December. The Secre-
tary himself has been anxious to return at
an early day, but DR.. Loomis, his physi-
clan, insisted upon longer period of rest
and quiet in order that the good that has
been done may not be undone by too
greet hurry to get back ia the traces. A
gentleman, wao recently saw the Secre-
tary in New York reports him as showing
in his appearance that he has been sick
er man than was generally supposed.
THE BRITIsHRRs IN TOWN.
Mr.. Chamberlain and Sir Cnas. Upper
with their retlnue arrived tonight and
took the quarters selected for them at
the Arlington. They will be presented to
the President and Secretary Bayard to-
morrow by the British Minister.
TEXAS PENSIONS.
Special to the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1.-THE following
Texas pensions were issued to-day
Francis B. Scott, Elkhsrt; William
Monroe, Newport; Samuel Robertson,
Alvarado; John F. Wichmann, Galveston !;
Michael Lyons, Weathertord.